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Jerri and her two guests discuss the upcoming "Let's Talk" series in October at the Ames Public Library.
A
Hi,
I'm
gerry
hide
you
services,
librarian
at
the
Ames
public
library,
welcome
to
well
read
a
program
about
a
little
bit
of
this
and
a
little
bit
of
that
at
your
aims.
Public
library,
libraries
were
formed
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
years
ago
to
gather
information
through
books
and
to
offer
that
information
to
those
who
needed
access
to
that.
B
C
B
B
Mom
is
too
yeah
and
then
from
a
once,
I
graduated
with
nursing
I
moved
down
to
London
for
a
couple
years
and
from
there
I
worked
in
a
maternity
ward
and
the
ward
I
worked
in
was
more
high,
dependent
care,
so
mothers
who
were
sick
or
had
a
lot
of
troubles
through
their
pregnancy
I
mean
one
of
those
things
that
we
worked
with
was
HIV
and
we
were
the
HIV
center
of
London
and
so
from
that
stemmed
of
keen
interest
in
HIV
and
STI
prevention,
so
kind
of
took
me
to
where
I
am
today.
That's.
C
A
B
So
y
SS
is
using
the
shelter
services
and
we
are
based
in
Ames.
However,
they
provide
services
throughout
the
whole
of
Iowa
and
basically
the
main
goals
are
one
of
the
main
goals
of
yss
is
to
provide
youth
with
access
to
guidance,
support
and
access
to
trusting
adults
and
Ashley
and
I
both
work
in
the
prevention
side.
So
we
do
more
of
the
education
in
the
counseling,
and
so
we
work
in
schools,
facilities
and
within
the
community
just
to
provide
education
for
youth,
and
anybody
who
asks
for
and
and.
A
The
teens,
but
the
the
first
couple
Friday
evenings
that
we're
going
to
have
the
program's
it's
all
about
the
parents
and
that
communication
to
have
in
that
relationship
a
healthy
relationship
there
as
well
with
mother,
child
father,
child
grandparents,
children
have
some.
You
know
of
all
those
relationships
revolving
around
that
sexual
education
and
so
October
has
been
assigned
as
the
let's
talk
month.
But
I
know
that
it
has
a
little
bit
of
history
too.
So
yeah.
C
Absolutely
so,
let's
talk
month
is
basically,
like
you
said,
just
getting
parents
to
start
engaging
in
those
conversations
with
their
kids,
not
only
one
time
but
as
they
grow,
because
it
seems
to
be
more
effective
that
way
to
keep
open
lines
of
communication.
The
let's
talk
month
is
celebrated
every
October,
just
as
kind
of
an
annual
reminder
that
this
needs
to
be
ongoing,
rather
than
just
that.
One
time
sit
down
talk
and
it
is
started
by
advocates
for
youth,
which
is
a
youth
education
agency.
C
B
Just
from
may
2013
the
CDC
released
a
report
that
said
from
2007
to
2011.
The
pregnancy
rates
in
Iowa
have
dropped
by
twenty
three
percent
and
by
twenty
five
percent
nationally.
So
that's
a
huge
statistic
and
things
attributed
to
that
change
and
that
decreases
more
access
to
education
and
using
more
effective
contraceptive
methods
and.
A
A
A
C
B
A
C
So,
as
we
just
previously
stated,
it's
really
important
to
have
many
conversations,
rather
than
just
that
one
to
reduce
the
pressure
I
mean
that's
a
lot
of
pressure
on
parents
and
kids.
If
you
have
that
open
line
of
communication
as
the
child
grows,
it
becomes
something
normal,
something
very
comfortable,
just
like
any
other
subject
that
you'd
talk
that
comes
up
and
you
answer
it
in
the
best
way.
You
know
how
and
you
move
on
from
there
and
that
really
stops
a
lot
of
that
awkwardness.
C
That
can
happen
on
both
ends
because
we
hear
from
the
youth
as
well
as
in
the
parents,
so
the
programs
that
we
came
up
with
together
and
I
think
all
of
us
should
be
very
proud
because
they
are
very
great
programs
with
a
lot
of
good
content.
The
first
two,
like
you
said,
are
for
parents,
and
those
will
be
geared
the
first
one
will
be
parents
of
young
children
so
anywhere
from
nine
and
under,
and
we're
basically
going
to
give
them
conversation
starters.
C
C
So
they
know
that
we
are
open
and
we're
ready
to
have
those
conversations
because,
like
you
said,
if
they
don't
come
to
the
parents,
unfortunately
they're
going
to
be
bombarded
with
it
everywhere
else
in
our
society.
So
as
parents
we're
also
incorporating
morals
and
values
into
those
conversations,
so
each
family
can
tailor
it
to
what
works
for
them,
and
that
makes
it
a
lot
more
comfortable
as
well.
A
When
I
was
doing
some
of
the
research
on
that
I
get
a
regular
email
newsletter
type
of
thing
about
fathers,
it's
specifically
directed
at
fathers
and
and
I.
Imagine
as
in
preparation
of
that
that
let's
talk
month,
they
are
also
talking
about.
You
know
how
you
can
talk
to
your
child
about
sex
and
it
gave
the
example
of
putting
it
in
your
own
world
and
it
talked
about
and
many
people
like
NASCAR
racing
and
and
so
they
talked
about
the
you
know.
A
C
A
Thought
that
the
idea
behind
that
was
very
appropriate
because
it
made
you
know
you,
the
parent
is,
is
UNK,
you
know
maybe
uncomfortable
as
well,
but
to
put
it
in
something
that
they're
secure
in
so
maybe
it
isn't
raising.
Maybe
it's
a
football
pass
or
yeah
you
know,
and
to
put
that
together
in
that
way,
and
so
the
conversation
that
you
have
within
your
own
family
is
tailored
to
how
your
comfort
level
is
absolutely.
B
And
it's
not
some
as
much
like
just
making
sure
that
you
sit
down
with
them
and
having
that
you
know,
because
when
you
take
somebody
to
sit
them
down
and
have
a
conversation
that
can
quite
you
know
that
can
be
intimidating
and
so
doing.
That
is
great,
but
also
using
teachable
moments
as
well.
So
if
you
see
a
movie
together
and
there's
an
issue
that
arises
or
if
they
ask
the
question,
just
try
to
be
upfront
about
it
and
talk
at
those
teachable
moments
as
well,
because
that
helps
I
lifelong
conversation
and.
C
C
B
And
if
you
don't
know
the
answer
to
the
question,
be
honest:
don't
I
mean
you
don't
have
to
know
everything
as
a
parent
I'm,
so
it's
saying
honestly
I
don't
know,
but
I
will
find
out
for
you,
let's
find
out
together
together.
Let's
do
this
together,
then
I
think
your
child
is
going
to
be
more
okay,
well,
mom,
didn't
know
or
dad
didn't
know.
Let's,
let's
we
want.
A
To
go
driver
yeah,
exactly
yeah
and
we
have
paired.
You
know
a
parenting
shelf
that
specifically
deals
with
topics
in
that
way,
but
we
also
have
a
more
expanded
shelf.
You
know
a
nonfiction
and
the
adult
nonfiction,
but
we
also
have
materials
for
children
too.
So
to
put
it
in
the
child's
age
group-
and
you
know,
conversation
to
help
parents
start
to,
but
we'll
talk
about
all
that.
B
B
The
statistic
from
eyes
open
eye
on
that
we
got
when
they
interviewed
sixth,
eighth
and
eleventh
graders.
Fifty-Four
percent
had
said
that
they've
been
buoyed
at
least
one
or
more
times
throughout
their
adolescence
I
think
that's
a
huge
number,
that's
over
half
of
the
kids
reporting
that
they
have
been,
and
so
what
Ashley
and
I
try
to
do,
especially
with
the
curriculums
that
we
use
is
we
work
a
lot
on
healthy
relationships?
How
do
you
recognize
a
healthy
relationship?
B
What
might
not
be
a
healthy
relationship
and
we
also
talked
about
communication
skills,
so
if
somebody
is
bullying
you
or
pressuring
you
to
do
something
that
you
don't
want
to
do,
how
can
you
step
out
of
that
situation
and
I?
Think
that's
a
really
important
discussion.
I
think
our
title
can
be
somewhat
scary
sometimes,
but
we
do
a
lot
more
than
just
talking
about
a
pregnancy
prevention
and
STI
prevention.
B
A
Again,
it's
all
of
that
communication
in
that
openness,
yeah
and
that
comfort
level
of
talking
and
and
that's
what
I
know.
We
are
going
to
offer
some
of
those
things
at
these
at
these
programs
that
we're
having
you
in
October,
for
our
parents
to
talk,
and
then
we
purposely
have
scheduled
it.
So
the
last
one
is
14.
A
So
if
you
have
an
older
team
or
not
ten,
nine
year
old
and
older,
that
they
can
come
to
the
team,
won
and
kind
of
talk
through
those
things
and
help
give
them
some
language
as
well
like,
like
we've
all
talked
about
it.
It's
on
both
sides.
Yes,
not
a
one-sided
conversation.
We
all
should
be
talking
about
it
and
who
better
than
the
parent.
A
You
know
to
instill
those
values
and
the
morals
that
they
would
like
to
see
in
their
family,
and
but
we
all
have
to
have
tools
to
help
and
that's
what
these
programs
are
all
about
is
offering
those
tools
for
you,
as
a
parent,
for
you
as
a
grandparent,
to
talk
with
your
child
and
to
see
and
find
some
of
the
resources
that
you
have
in
your
community.
Whether
there
are
people
or.
C
A
Their
books
on
the
shelves
or
websites
out
on
the
internet
that
you
can
find
and
use,
but
the
important
part
is
that
conversation
to
keep
that
openness
between
you
and
your
your
child
and
I
agree.
I
think
it's
from
the
time
that
you
start
potty
training
your
child
and
that
language
that
you
develop
is
a
very
important
conversation,
so
parents
of
all
ages,
no
matter
what
age
your
child
is,
should
take.
Take
the
time
this
in.
C
B
C
A
B
B
A
It
does
so
I
would
love
to
invite
everyone
who
would
like
to
whether
or
not
you
have
children
or
you
don't
have
children.
It
is
a
library
program,
so
it's
open
to
the
public,
we're
having
it
here
after
hours.
The
couple
fridays
in
october.
So
please
come
and
join
us
and
do
know
that,
and
we
have
an
open
invitation
from
yss
from
these
wonderful
educators
here
to
do
some
ongoing
programs.
So
you
will
be
seeing
them
a
lot.
A
B
A
So
thank
you
very
much
and
for
for
coming
today
and
thank
you
viewers
and
to
be
a
part
of
our
library
to
be
part
of
our
community
and
to
help
us
at
the
library
continue
that
philosophy
of
empowering
others
to
be
able
to
access
that
information
and
understand
our
world
around
us,
no
matter
what
age,
no
matter,
what
social
class
you
are,
but
importantly,
in
my
case,
you
know
with
the
the
children
are
my
primary
concern
and
their
education,
their
well-being
as
being
good
community
members.
So
please
come
and
join
us
until
next
time.